Steering-wheel lock.



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Patented July 17,` 19111,'

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ATTO R N EY La HESSLER.

STEERING WHEEL L'ocK.

APPLICATIO FILED JAN. 31| 1911.-

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INVENTOR WITNESSE'S ATTORN EY To 'all whom it may] concern:

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Application filed Jann Be it known 4that l, ANDREW B.- Hnssnnng acitizen of the United States, residing at" Wyoming, in the county ofLuzerne and Statebf'Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefulImprovementsin Steeringfjlllheel Locks,

.,tion. .Thlsrinventio'n relatf e s y to steering wheel tionj--withmotor driiv of which the following is a specifica* 1oeks especiallydesign" :l

- j-Vehicles. Thobjetfof the-"present invention is to"providelj-ajloekof this class, which when 'a key. v A' further objectof the invention isv to positionedupon a steering wheel willpreventrotation of the same, it 'being impossible to remove the lockwithout the u se of i provide a vlock which is constructed in a mannerto prevent 'its 'being taken `apart by 'unauthorized persons,

for the purpose of 'removingthe 'same from locked'- pbsition uponthesteering wheel7 the. parts of the lock, being riveted together.

' A stillffurther object of the'inveiition/is the provision of asteeringwheel lock which may 4be quickly adjusted to lock the same c upon thesteering wheel and steerin@ column and if desired may be unlocked iifomthe ysteering Wheel withoutreinoving the same vfromfthe said steeringcolumn the lock being` capabley of swinging downward along the post andout of the way. @A further object `.of the invention is the provision'of a lock which may be adjusted to lsuit the diameters of differentmakes and sizes of steering wheels, so as to permit of Iits universaluse.

With the yabove and other objects in view the Ainvention consists of thefollowing novel combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter morefully described and illus- 4trated in the accompanying drawings, in

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, Specificationofiettei's Patent.

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Patent members raised and their u bar extended and theloeking rd.ist'er- Referring to the drawings invention comprises "a"' ypia-votedextensible connecting bar 10, the:k said-bar biirprising theinnerinember 11 a"'rl""the"`oi1`t f'membe'r 12. The inner inemb`i'spivoted between the earsV 13 formed 'upc ene halfio'f-l'a securingclip, the, pivotfwhi'clifis inthe' form of a rivet being shownat othervhalf oilthe securing clip indicated at "16 and is pivoted to thep'or onl14'as` shown at 17. The opposite end pf halves 14 and 1G of theclip'"areprovidedif'ivith alined transverse openings 17'; the Apurposeof which will bevpresently dy i order to provide for tlieei'I vment.ofthe bar 10, th"e z"provided with guiding strips 18` lirou hich themember 12 is adapted to slideg'heihncr end of the member1v 12beiiigjprdifl'dedwith pose of preventing thel the two members of *thelock above described yis positinednpon the steering column A, the'baij1Q willbefratdially arranged with respect to'tlie wheel B, so that themeans provided :upon'th'e outer end of the said bar maybe 'eiiige` withthe rim'20 and the spoke 2 1 the" saidwheel. The means just mentione liifdludes vap'air of hooks 22 which ar'e'hpi'voted.upon the transversebar 23 carried`vv` puter end of the member 12, the said li'oks'beingriveted in position upon the bar in order to prevent their unauthorizedlremoval. These hooks are disposed one upon either side of the bar 10,and are provided at their free c etten; the

ends with apertures 24:, for the passage of v the transverse bolt 25,which is carried. by and forms a part of a right angular locking bar 26.The opposite end of this bar is bent at an obtuse angle and is adaptedto pass through the alined openings 17 of the clip and to be locked inposition therein by means of a suitable lock 27 which is adapted toengage an opening 28 formed in the end of this bar.

In order that the clip may-be permanently secured to the column A ifdesired7 the free ends of the two halves 14 and 16 are formed withopenings,' threaded so as to permit of the locking engagement with a setscrew 29.

of the clip one of which is When it is desired to secure the lockfin'position the clip is first secured to the col;I umn A. and the steeringwheel is turned so that one of the spokes 21 will be positioned abovethe connecting bar' 1.0. The said bar is then adjusted so as to permitof the hooks 22 being swung over the top of the rim 20, the bar 10 beingbelow the said rim. The locking bar Q5 is positioned Within the openings24e and-17 and the lock 27 is engaged in the aperture 28 of the saidbar. If desired the entire device may be removed from the steering Wheeland column When not in use, or it may remain in the position shown bydotted lines in Fig. 1.

The clip which engages the column A, and the hooks 22 are all. providedwith a lining 30, so asto prevent scratching and marring of the parts.

.Having described the invention, what is claimed, is: y Y e 1. Thecombination with a steering Wheel,

of a connecting bar, means carried by oneend of said bar for engagementwith the steering Wheel, means carried by the opposite end of said barfor engagement with a steering column, a removable locking bar adaptedto engage both the said steering Wheel engaging means` and said steeringcolumn engaging means and means for securing said locking `bar in itslengaged position.

2.v The combinationwith a steering wheel, of a connecting bar, hookscarried by one end of said bar for engagement with the steering Wheel,means carried by the opposite end of said bar for engagement with thesteering column, a removable locking bar, one end of which is adapted tobe positioned transversely beneath the connecting bar and engaged Withsaid hooks and means for securing" the opposite end of said locking barto the steerin Y column engaging means.

3. The com ination with a steering wheel,

of a connecting bar, means for securing one Langeac end of said bar totliesteering column, means carried by the other ond of the said bar forengagement with the rima-nd spoke oi the steering Wheel, a locking barvhaving one end engagealiilel with the steering Wheel engaging meansand. the opposite end. engage able with the means for securing theconneoti ng bar to the steering column and means for hackingA saidl barin position.

4. The combination with a steering Wheel, of a connecting' bar, meanscarried at one end of said bar for engagement with a steering column,hooks pivoted at the opposite end of said connecting bar for engagementwith the rim. ot' the steering Wheel, the free ends of the said booksbeing provided with alined transverse openings disposed below the planeof tbe connecting bar, a laterally extending pin carried by one end ofsind locking bar for engagement with the openings of said hooks` wherebysaid pin will be engaged With said. hooks beneath the co'nnecting barand means for securing the opposite endof the locking bai' tothe/steering column engaging means.

5. The combination with a steering wheel, of a connecting bar, meanscarried at one end of said bar for engagement with said Wheel, a hingedcollar pivot-ally connected to the opposite end ci said connecting barfor engagement with: the steering column, extensions provided upon thefree ends of said collar and having alined openings therein, a lockingbai', means foi; removably securing said bai; to the steering Wheelengaging means and means whereby the opposite end of the locking bar maybe secured Within the alined openings of the hinged collar extensions toprevent removal of the connecting bar.

In testimony whereof I aiiin my signature.'

ANDREW B. HESSLER.

